Game



March 30, 1943. w. SCHILLER I 2,315,164

' GAME Filed July 21, 1941 Patented Mar. 30, 1943 UNITED STATESv PATENT OFFICE GAME Walter Schiller, Evanston, 111.

Application July 21, 1941, Serial No. 403,291

2 Claims.

My invention relates to games.

One of the objects of my invention is to prevent the use of fraudulent devices in a game of chance or skill or, in other words, to enable the user of devices to feel sure that they are not loaded or otherwise biased, and that no fraudulent devices are introduced into a game.

A further object of my invention is to prevent the stealthy introduction into the game by one of the players of devices other than those with which the game was originally started.

Further objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the description and claims.

In the drawing, in which several forms of my invention are shown:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a cube portion of a die embodying my invention;

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the blank for the transparent wrapper which may be used in connection with the cube of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing the application of the wrapper of Fig. 2 to the cube of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a perspective view showing a cube which may be used in making another form embodying my invention;

Fig. 5 is a plan view showing a blank for the wrapper which may be used in connection with the cube of Fig. 4;

Fig. 6 is a perspective view showing the application of the wrapper of Fig. 5 to the cube of Fig. 4;

Fig. '7 is an axial sectional view showing a sealed dice container and shaker; and

Fig. 8 is a plan view of a counter or chip which may be used with the container of Fig. 7.

As indicated above, one of the objects of my invention is to enable the user of dice to feel sure that the dice are not loaded or otherwise biased. One of the ways in which this is accomplished is by making them of edible material such as candy. In eating the dice they will be broken down into several pieces, thus enabling the user to determine whether or not they are made of homogeneous material, and whether or not they are loaded. In order to insure that the edible material will not be contaminated, the candy cubes I are covered with a layer or wrapper 2 of paper, or the like, which makes a sort of cubic package of the dice and which wrapper has to be removed before the candy can be eaten.

As a further precaution, the dice, and if desired the counters or chips used in keeping the score, may be put up in sets, for example, in sets of three dice, and a suitable number of counters, enclosed in a sealed container 3, which may, after opening, be used as a dice shaker, and these sets may be put out in a number of difierent styles; that is to say, one style may have each one of the set bear the letter A, another may have each one of the set in a container bear a different identification, as B, etc. These identification indicia are preferably of such a nature as not to be discernable when the dice are in the container so that previous to the opening of the container the prospective players have no knowledge of the indicia. This would make it practically impossible for a dice expert to introduce into the game loaded or fraudulent dice or additional counters, as he could not know what particular style of dice and counters might be contained in the package and consequently could not be prepared for any one of perhaps twenty-five difierent contingencies. The package opened might be a package of C dice or L dice, and the dice expert would have no way of lmowing what particular style might be in the container which was opened, and he could not be prepared to carry dice to suit all possible emergencies. The dice would presumably be sold to users and would presumably be eaten after they had served a single session.

Referring to the drawing in detail, and first to Figs. 1, 2, and 3, the construction shown comprises a cube I of edible material, such as some form of hard candy or, perhaps, chewable material, such as chewing gum, having its six faces provided with the usual numerical indicia 4, and a wrapper 2 of transparent material applied to the cube to fit snugly and smoothly on all sides thereof. The wrapper 2 may be formed from a blank, such as shown in Fig. 3, comprising the six squares to be applied to the six faces of the die, and with certain of the squares provided with marginal flange portions 5 for overlapping or underlapping adjacent squares and preferably provided with adhesive for securing the square sections together. If desired, the squares themselves may be provided with adhesive for securing them to the sides of the cube. It will be seen that the Wrapper preserves the edible material from contamination when the dice are being used. as dice, but nevertheless does not interfere with the legibility of the numerical indicia.

In the construction shown in Figs. 4, 5, and 6, the cube i is of edible or chewable material, as in Fig. 1, but in this form the numerical indicia 4 are applied to the squares of the wrapper, as

shown in Fig. 6. Otherwise, the construction is substantially the same as shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3. The blank from which the wrapper is formed is shown in Fig. 6.

As an additional safeguard against fraud, as previously intimated, the dice may be made up in sets-for example, in sets of three with a suitable number of counters a, also made of edible materialand these sets may be put out in 'c. number of different styles; thatjs to say, one style may have each one of the-set of dice and countersbear the letter A, as shown at 6 in Figs. 6, '7, and 8; another set may have each one of the set in the container bearing an identification indicia, for example B, different from identification indicia .A, etc. These identification idicia may be applied to the wrapper, as shown in Figs. 6 and'7; or they may be applied to the cubes and: counters them,- selves. In the construction of Figs. 4, 5, andv 6, the wrapper may be of transparent or nontransparent material, as-desired. The counters may be wrapped, if desired, inwhich-case the;-identification indicia. may be placed. on: the wrapper or if the wrapper isrmade transparent, the in? dicia may be placed. directly on. the enclosed; :body of edible material.

The container' 3 in which thedice are sealed may have a cover I, secured inplace by means of a seal 8, whichsealwould have to-be. broken before the dice could be used. As. previouslypointed out, this would make it practically impossible for a dice expert to introduce into the game loaded or fraudulent dice.

In the claims, where the word edible is used, it is to be construed as broad enough to cover chewable material, such as gum.

Further modifications will be apparent to those skilled in the art, and it is desired, therefore, that the invention be limited only by the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A game device comprising a sealed opaque container and a plurality of cubical dice sealed therein, each die being provided with similar identifying indicia for distinguishing the dice in the container from the dice sold in other containers and being provided on its faces with the usual numerical indicia.

2. A game device comprising a sealed opaque container and a plurality of cubical dicesealed therein, each of said. dice being provided with similar. identifying indicia for distinguishing the dice in the container from the dice. sold in. other containers, each die comprising a body of edible material \andbeing provided on its faces with theusual numericalvindicia, and a wrapper for saidedible body, said indicia being on said wrapper.

WALTER SCHILLER. 

